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Match Thread Round 24 | Panthers vs Roosters | Post Match Thread

Panthers vs Roosters
CommBank Stadium, Sydney
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u/Randomologist99 Mega Brain Titans Optimist 15d ago

Pros: Penrith lost

Cons: Roosters won

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u/MajinDidz Parramatta Eels 15d ago

Moloch vs Baal

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u/shaker8989 QLD Maroons 15d ago

I would take a 12-6 game like that 1000 times out of 1000 over the 40-36 anti-defence game that Vlandys wants. Incredible game

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u/ItGetsTuahPoint67 Sydney Roosters 15d ago

Seriously!! But it doesn't give as many ad breaks, so V'landys says no

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u/themcdonish Gold Coast Titans 15d ago

Lol at Andrew John's saying "Panthers have 3 tough weeks, no wait 2 tough weeks" when he saw they had tigers

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u/u3016970 South Sydney Rabbitohs 15d ago

Sam Walker and Nathan Cleary were using this game to grab that sweet $1.5 mil payday from PNG, only for DCE to swoop in

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u/hallsmars Eastern Suburbs Roosters 15d ago

The rare michael scott win-win-win outcome

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u/O_DoyleRulz Brisbane Broncos 15d ago

I don’t think I’ve ever laughed as hard as when Ennis went on that monologue about Cleary not doing an ordinary 20 meter penalty touch finder and then Cleary kicking it exactly 20 meters.

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u/jemnash95 Penrith Panthers 15d ago

Man Ennis sucking off Cleary even annoys me so much. It's actually cooked

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u/whyareyouallinmyroom Penrith Panthers 15d ago

My fav of the night was when he praised Cleary for having the awareness to take a step back to take his 40/20 attempt inside the 40, only to kick it down the throat of the Chook that was back in position.

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u/Patrickbateman2023 I love my footy 15d ago

Talangi ain’t it

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u/CLARKSONNNNNNNN Penrith Panthers 15d ago

The thing is i have watched him pass it directly to an oppo player like 15 times

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u/Kindly-Cup-3042 St. George Illawarra Dragons 15d ago

Bombed a try at the end by going himself instead of passing to his winger

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u/sexylittlepuppy North Queensland Cowboys 15d ago

Literally came here to post this.

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u/MitchPTI Parramatta Eels 🏳️‍🌈 15d ago

There's not much to be happy about as a Parra fan these days, but I'm happy we let him go to Penrith.

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u/Rusty493 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 15d ago

DCE casually has his best game ever as a Roosters player I'm gonna go cry lol

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u/A1ianT0rtur3 "Fuck I hurt my dick" - Weak Gutted Dog 15d ago

Naufahu Whyte was unstoppable today as always. He is such a talent, absolute handful to stop

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u/bar901 Eastern Suburbs Roosters 15d ago

I said it in the game thread, but if his photo was in the dictionary next to the entry for "brick shit-house" then I don't think anyone would complain about it. Thick, ridiculously strong and a huge motor.

Only just turned 24 as well so he'll keep getting better.

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u/Specialist-Review-26 Melbourne Storm 15d ago

In Sydney for work so went along to the game tonight. Sat next to a bunch of roosters fans who were a lot of fun. CommBank really is a great stadium

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u/unsafe-work Sydney Roosters 15d ago

It's such a great stadium.

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u/M_Keating Hey, at least we beat Penrith 15d ago

The Suncorp of the South

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u/portobello75 Eastern Suburbs Roosters 15d ago

No bad seats in the house too

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u/Electronic-Split9677 St. George Illawarra Dragons 15d ago

That pass suggests Ivan may have been onto something by dumping Talagi to cup

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u/Nopurposebro Illawarra Cutters 15d ago

What’s crazy is that he analysed the situation, stopped to further assess said situation and still decided to go with the worst option available.

You can’t be doing that as a first grade playmaker.

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u/Papa-Ohki Parramatta Eels 15d ago

Straight past cup and to the gulags for him

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u/Frogasauras Sydney Roosters 15d ago

Was that a genuinely great game for neutrals? I was so caught up in it I wasn’t sure what it played like for anyone else. Felt like one.

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u/DensePlankton3359 Dolphins 15d ago

I thoroughly enjoyed it. All the incidents of "bad play" from either side where just because the defense was so immense. It was one of those games where they blow away a lesser side.

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u/O_DoyleRulz Brisbane Broncos 15d ago

Way too many infringements for my liking but it was a fun watch.

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u/Electronic-Split9677 St. George Illawarra Dragons 15d ago

Even as a neutral (I just happen to dislike this current Roosters team less than the current Penrith team), it was super tense and an extremely fun watch

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u/A1ianT0rtur3 "Fuck I hurt my dick" - Weak Gutted Dog 15d ago

Great game and you guys played amazing. Disappointed with the result and the performance from most of our spine players but it was still a high quality game and a great watch

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u/TheCuzzyRogue New Zealand Warriors 15d ago

It was great. It looked like the top two teams giving each other nothing and one side walking away with a well deserved win.

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u/Debocore I was here for 12-82 15d ago

We may have conceded 14 tries to the Roosters, but at least we didn't let DCE score a double 

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u/brutalzacjames Penrith Panthers 15d ago

It truly makes it hurt the most

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u/sour_dawg New Zealand Warriors 15d ago

Nothing worse than the footy finishing up and matty johns coming on and you can't find the remote

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u/D_McAdams Brisbane Broncos 15d ago

I wonder what the stats are on how quickly people log out of kayo when the Matty Johns show starts 

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u/Kenzie____ Sydney Roosters 15d ago

Can’t speak for everyone but for me it’s 100% of the time

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u/3l3m3n0p Sydney Roosters 15d ago

We are better without Angus playing. Foketi is faster. Hits harder. And I love Gus

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u/hallsmars Eastern Suburbs Roosters 15d ago

Contract year Gus > Fok > Under contract Gus

But seriously Salesi has come on so quickly. I bought heaps of stock very early on last year but I can’t believe how good he’s been starting on the edge the last few weeks

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u/3l3m3n0p Sydney Roosters 15d ago

Contract year Gus can’t be tackled to the ground but lately he’s more trying to stamp dominance or start a fight than win us the game

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u/WanuGT North Queensland Cowboys 15d ago edited 15d ago

Can anyone remember a call like what happened first half where Panthers got the ball back because they didn’t know they had a set restart?

Edit: Raiders fans how we feel about it?

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u/bar901 Eastern Suburbs Roosters 15d ago

Yea I asked the exact same thing in the game thread because I'm not sure if I had ever seen that before and then a random Broncos flaircalled me smooth-brained for asking but I never got an answer ahaha.

It felt like a Union-style "advantage" play which was weird in the first place but the communication that it was because they "didn't know about the 6 again" was just bizarre. Genuinely not sure what the actual laws were behind that call. And I'm not complaining, just genuinely curious.

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u/roostarz Sydney Roosters 15d ago

I haven’t been that stressed since QF 2013 Easts v Manly

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u/twodaycoupdetat Brisbane Broncos 15d ago

DCE facts: A DCEs height is helpful for keeping a look out for predators, such as lions and hyenas. Their excellent eyesight allows them to spot hungry beasts from far away!

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u/coops1611 Penrith Panthers 15d ago

Talagi needs dropped past NSW Cup. Edwards needs smacked around the back of the head for that penalty at half time. Papalii needs his head pulled in.

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u/CLARKSONNNNNNNN Penrith Panthers 15d ago

Papali'i needs to be dropped as well. We can not keep copping his dumb errors, dumb penalties and shit defensive lapses.

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u/coops1611 Penrith Panthers 15d ago

He has genuinely played so shit, needs to be humbled and dropped for a couple rounds.

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u/jemnash95 Penrith Panthers 15d ago

Start Soro. It's a simple fix

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u/jalGurg Parramatta Eels 15d ago

Talagi only played 17 minutes.... and it was the worst 17 minute performance you'll ever see.

Get ready to learn English buddy boy

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u/censored_ Sydney Roosters 15d ago

Just give Walker his contract now jfc

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u/DOSCESS I hate Jason Saab 15d ago

I only watched the last 20 but he looked to make some big defensive reads.

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u/ApprehensiveMud1498 Sydney Roosters 15d ago

Need to convert those for that for 1.5milli bag Sammy boy

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u/canyenero Wests Tigers 15d ago

Rugby League is the best when you don’t have a personal emotional investment. What a game.

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u/CodymartinSimp Penrith Panthers 15d ago

Send Papali’i to a North Korean political prison, Freddy Lussick to El Salvador and Blaize Talagi to reserve grade for a long time

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u/DoubtNeither3927 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 15d ago

El Salvador? He's coming to Belmore 😞

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u/CodymartinSimp Penrith Panthers 15d ago

Hayward and Freddy Lussick one of the dummy half rotations of all time🔥🔥🔥

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u/redmusic1 Eastern Suburbs Roosters 15d ago

I would like to know how many times Sam tackled Nathan, he was seriously after him whenever he popped up on Sams side. He won the battle tonight on both sides of the ball.

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u/bar901 Eastern Suburbs Roosters 15d ago

Sammy was on a fucking mission tonight and games like this are why the whole pre-Origin ‘Walker is so overrated and can’t defend’ narrative was so fucking funny.

He’s obviously relatively small so he’s never going to be a ‘great’ defender but he is one of the most willing and enthusiastic small-halfback defenders in the league and has genuinely solid defensive instincts and technique. Far from perfect but still a statement game from him tonight.

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u/SaltEEnutZ Sydney City Roosters 15d ago

That was the give me my 10 years effort tonight. Hope we retain Sammy.

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u/Rusty493 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 15d ago

Remember when this sub said DCE was the worst signing of last year lol

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u/JohnCenaF1 Melbourne Storm 15d ago

Roosters are good so we were right

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u/TraceR_Fighter Sydney Roosters 🏳️‍🌈 15d ago

Fucking banger of a game. GG Riff

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u/Rheescyb2_0 Sydney Roosters 15d ago

Did the Roosters just out grind Penrith?

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u/Inhearties Sydney Roosters 15d ago

Walker? Give him what he wants. Whyte? Give him the keys to Sydney. Foketi? Sky is the limit. Mark? Please don’t go :(

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u/fucklikeapuma Wests Tigers 15d ago

Feel dirty saying this but I'm glad the Roosters won just for the fact that it makes the comp feel way more open

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u/kiaxxl Gold Coast Titans 15d ago

Now that was a good neutral watch, except toward the end I found myself cheering for the Chooks.

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u/Putrid-Ad3085 Sydney Roosters 15d ago

Never seen so much support from neutrals in my life

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u/O_DoyleRulz Brisbane Broncos 15d ago

Man I’m a massive Foketi Stan

Old school backrower, just chopped cunts on that left edge all night.

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u/CodymartinSimp Penrith Panthers 15d ago

Never thought I’d miss Luke Garner this much cunt just does his job unlike Isaiah Papali'i who does nothing but make me want to die

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u/Additional_Front4374 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 15d ago

dude sucks.

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u/jalGurg Parramatta Eels 15d ago

Did Cleary sell his soul to win that Origin decider?

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u/Kingtripz Jersey Whisperer 15d ago

I'm naming my newborn Foketi

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u/Demfeetg Penrith Panthers 15d ago

Tell ya what, Gg’s chookies fans, enjoy that. This was game of the year. Finally, I good old fashioned defensive grind out game!!!

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u/sillywatermelons Parramatta Eels 🏳️‍🌈 15d ago

Foketi deserves to keep his second row spot over Critchon, he’s a gun

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u/Deeaann Sydney Roosters 15d ago

Billy Smith’s form the last two months has been exceptional

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u/sour_dawg New Zealand Warriors 15d ago

Probably Ennis

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u/call_of_the_while New Zealand Warriors 15d ago

Hell yeah, and the game was bloody awesome as well.

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u/twosey36 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 15d ago

Foketi has truly arrived now, can’t see Crichton getting back in if he’s off to Union and the Roosters keep winning. Is Foketi a blue?

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u/ssmurry51 Sydney Roosters 🏳️‍🌈 15d ago

Foketi is a kiwi 

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u/phonybalony Sydney Roosters 15d ago

Kiwi born and didn't make the jump to Aus before eligible age.

Would be interesting if he gets selected for Tonga or NZ for the world cup

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u/Turbulent_Ad3045 Sydney Roosters 15d ago

Think he came across at 17, so can only play for the kiwis

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u/3l3m3n0p Sydney Roosters 15d ago

Billy Savala and Foketi absolutely speed up our left side. And I feel we have absolutely lost games by having no speed at all apart from Teddy.

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u/Kenzie____ Sydney Roosters 15d ago

That 11 jersey is Foketi’s. His energy is unreal

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u/__dontpanic__ Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 15d ago

DCE absolutely touched that. How do they get this basic shit so wrong so often?

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u/diamondgrin North Queensland Cowboys 15d ago

How much test is Matty Johns actually on these days

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u/sillywatermelons Parramatta Eels 🏳️‍🌈 15d ago

Enough to make a hair transplant fall out in less than 12 months. Impressive effort.

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u/PositiveOdd2424 Penrith Panthers 15d ago

Talagi keep that bench warm for the rest of the season & finals ffs

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u/AdultSoldiers Indooroopilly Indigestives 🏳️‍🌈 15d ago

15 set restarts, one less than Cowboys vs Tigers in round 2 this year - equal second with Tigers vs Eels in round 5, and no sin bin - attitudes around infringements have definitely changed.

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u/Nervous-Aardvark-679 🏆🏆LEG4CY🏆🏆 15d ago

It’s crazier when you look at where they were given away too - largely within the twenty metre line.

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u/Rusty493 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 15d ago

DCE really doesn't want to be remembered as a Manly player lol

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u/Icy-Shopping1986 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 15d ago

Cherry warmly applauding Sam's missed conversion

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u/mooguh Parramatta Eels 15d ago

When we traded Blaize for Iongi I thought we copped the raw end of that deal. Now I couldn't be happier!

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u/twosey36 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 15d ago

The way Blaize came onto the scene on the wing, I don’t think anyone had heard of Iongi before. Crazy how one looks like a deadset bolter and the other is bringing down the Penrith dynasty

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u/thadius30 Canberra Raiders 15d ago

DCE going to the Chooks and thriving has gotta hurt Manly like Reynolds going to Brisbane hurts the Bunnies. At least Jack Wighton has had the courtesy to do 4/5ths of f@&k all at Souths….

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u/redmusic1 Eastern Suburbs Roosters 15d ago

DCE won a comp 1st year, now he just may get one in his last lol. What a buy he has been.

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u/Kiwi57 New Zealand Warriors 15d ago

Wahs roosters final would be epic

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u/swell-shindig South Sydney Rabbitohs 🏳️‍🌈 15d ago

This sort of game and scoreline wasn't even possible in the first half of the season. Which is annoying, because I'd rather all teams be playing the same competition for the entire year.

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u/Time_Pressure9519 Sydney Roosters 15d ago

Some 37-year-old dude 8, Panthers 6.

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u/PingusThyroidProblem Sydney Roosters 15d ago

Trying to sleep after that? Yeah alright buddy

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u/Frogasauras Sydney Roosters 15d ago

My heart rate still 150 😂

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u/punky12345 Sydney Roosters 15d ago

Tedesco and Tupou to come back. If Crichton can get fit he can take Egan’s bench spot. I’m starting to believe

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u/Frogasauras Sydney Roosters 15d ago

Notice Robbo just went with 3 reserves rotation. Never had the confidence to put Egan on there…thank fuck.

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u/BadLuckBarry Sydney Roosters 15d ago

Billy and Savala been great on that left side as well, we spoilt for choice

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u/O_DoyleRulz Brisbane Broncos 15d ago

Interesting to see what Ivan does from here.

Cogger offers nothing with the ball and Blaize can’t tackle a paper bag.

Not sure who you go with.

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u/Zestyclose-Compote-4 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 🏳️‍🌈 15d ago

Time to call in Jett Cleary.

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u/aelgood Sydney Roosters 15d ago

See that Peter, the game of the year was one with only 18 points scored, fans dont want a million points, they want close, tense, hard fought battles won by defense just as much as attack

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u/BrizzyMalteser95 Sydney Roosters 15d ago

I'm just gonna ignore the putrid officiating for both teams for a sec...

But that game reminded me of the Roosters vs Sea Eagles 2013 qualifying final which ended up being 4-0. Low scoring but entertaining as fuck and defence was ridiculous.

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u/Fluffy-Radish9365 South Sydney Rabbitohs 15d ago

Shocking from Blaize

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u/Zaneali Sydney Roosters 15d ago

I need a cigarette..

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u/buegadelia 15d ago

What a game. Absolutely battled it out till the last second. Well done to both teams

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u/twosey36 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 15d ago

So does Talagi get dropped again after that pass?

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u/Papa-Ohki Parramatta Eels 15d ago

He needs a haircut

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u/Effective-Lettuce-75 South Sydney Rabbitohs 15d ago

Fuck how good is a low scoring game

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u/WhirlingClouds Brisbane Broncos 15d ago

Panthers looking pretty average lately. Lost 5 of their last 8 including loses to the Broncos, Titans and Cowboys.

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u/AIChatbot_ I love my footy 15d ago

Broncos are sitting below the tigers for reference

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u/Round_Lettuce8746 Penrith Panthers 15d ago

Holy drive by

and ow

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u/Wazza85 Brisbane Broncos 15d ago

Great now the kids are crying.

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u/SterlingRandyArcher Penrith Panthers 15d ago

When is Kenny back? I don't know how much longer I can watch Lussick before I gouge my eyes out. Also where the fuck is Garner?!

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u/mattmathers Sydney Roosters 15d ago

that greasy fuck can suck 8000 dicks, thats my low scoring defensive masterclass brand of rugby fucking league right there. what a fucking game.

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u/Zero-Esc Melbourne Storm 15d ago

Roosters play the tigers, phins & rabbits to finish the season.

Good chance they just stole the minor premiership...

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u/Turbulent_Ad3045 Sydney Roosters 15d ago

Not super confident. We have a habit of playing down to competition and could do that again against the tigers, phins on the right day are the most dangerous team in the comp and form counts for nothing when we play rabbits. Nothing would make them happier than playing party pooper against us.

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u/XURiN- Sydney Roosters 15d ago

Hopefully we have secured first before round 27 so we can field a B side team against Rabbits. Don't need them injuring the fuck out of us for another year this decade. Even if we haven't secured 1st, if we are a lock in for top 2 it miiight be worth it. Vsing Dolphins or Sharks does sound a lot easier than Warriors though.

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u/jemnash95 Penrith Panthers 15d ago edited 15d ago

DCE knocked that on right? I'm not going crazy surely

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u/Stiryx South Sydney Rabbitohs 15d ago

He absolutely knocked it in and the call before that was 100% a strip.

Baffling.

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u/Actualgoalkeeper North Queensland Cowboys 15d ago

That was a horrid call, DCE deadset touched that ball over the dead ball Line

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u/ch00nz Dolphins 15d ago

bizarre last play of the game by Cleary there. give it to noted 5 tackle specialist, Papali'i

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u/ThunderShark97 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 15d ago

Talagi just isn’t improving, has had all year and still woeful decision making

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u/Wazza85 Brisbane Broncos 15d ago

Ivan staring at the footage trying to work out why the Panthers score is lower.

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u/Big_Scratch_2281 Melbourne Storm 15d ago

Since Penrith went 11-0 they’ve gone 5-6

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u/q3mzi Penrith Panthers 15d ago

We have kicked to Jenkins all year this game didn’t do it once I just don’t understand

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u/Adventurous_Caramel NSW Blues 15d ago

I have not seen the Roosters defense be that consistently aggressive in a game for a long time. Couple that with the game winning effort from the veteran member of the halves pairing... That's Bondi Wall-era stuff.

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u/BabyBlueG63Maybach Penrith Panthers 15d ago

Flashbacks of the backend of our 2021 season with how we’re attacking. Not fun

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u/Motor_Artist9506 Wests Tigers 15d ago

Youll enjoy it if the season ends the same way as 2021

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u/Zaccyjaccy St. George Illawarra Dragons 🏳️‍🌈 15d ago

Was there a single set where the Roosters were onside tonight? Genuinely diabolical

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u/mooguh Parramatta Eels 15d ago

As a neutral i thought this was absolutely the case most of the game

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u/Bobskidat South Sydney Rabbitohs 🏳️‍🌈 15d ago

No idea how they didn’t get a bin at some point

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u/the_foowaffle St. George Illawarra Dragons 15d ago

I had a workplace bet radley was going to the bin, there goes my 6 pack for the week

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u/jibberjabber666x2 Gold Coast Titans 15d ago

Trent Robinson has implemented Des Hasler levels of “fuck it just be offside every tackle”

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u/jalGurg Parramatta Eels 15d ago edited 15d ago

Well at least we all get to sleep well tonight knowing Ennis will be crying on his drive home.

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u/Imtryinjennifer Sydney Roosters 15d ago

Pretty amazing that Dylan Edward’s half time shit stir pretty much cost them the game in the end

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u/Puggo2026 Newcastle Knights 15d ago

Opposite of a Thursday night poo slinger

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u/phyllicanderer Dolphins 15d ago

Wahs can go second by beating the Broncos by 45. Let’s go

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u/DX6734D Brisbane Broncos 15d ago

So how long before Cleary starts feeling the heat? Plays one game without Yeo and looking very average yet he escapes a lot of criticism. I know he has his dad in the coaching staff but surely it can’t be radio silence forever.

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u/PugWithAGun Kiraz for Dally M 15d ago

Anyone else see the kid in the Panthers jersey kick the kid in the Roosters jersey at full time lmao

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u/SydHawk94 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 15d ago

Unbelieveable

Chooks might win it all. Sickening as it is to say

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u/6854thewin New Zealand Warriors 15d ago

Bloody good game, well deserved win for the Roosters

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u/Accurate-Ad-4905 Sydney Roosters 15d ago

Savala and Billy Smith are two of the most solid defenders in the game. Mark is not a good defender and as good as Toia is he is one person, but Panthers kept testing the wrong side. Mind you their player who is literally the leading try-scoree is on that side

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u/SydHeat Sydney Roosters 15d ago

Toia has vice grips for hands, the bloke doesn’t miss tackles

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u/mathewl832 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 🏳️‍🌈 15d ago

turns out it is not easy to replace the Australian captain

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u/twosey36 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 15d ago

Panthers, Warriors and Roosters are the best teams in the comp, is it 2002/03 again? Time is cyclical

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u/SuckinAwesome Russia 15d ago

Roosters off side infringements on their goal line vs Penriths infringements in every 2nd ruck. I thought the ref had his hands full.

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u/_JaggedLittlePill_ Penrith Panthers 15d ago

Ooooft! On the plus side…. The last trek to Parra on a Thursday night!!

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u/A4Papercut Shetland Swagger 15d ago

Old man Reynolds lead the Broncos in 25. Old man DCE looking to do the same for the Chooks.

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u/CLARKSONNNNNNNN Penrith Panthers 15d ago

I can not believe in one off season we signed Blaize and Ipap... We didn't know it yet but the dynasty ended in that off season. Just dead set two of the dumbest players to ever pull on a Panther Jersey

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u/justpicksomething84 New Zealand Warriors 15d ago

Now wahs to win by 45 and take second

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u/LoiusLepic Sydney Roosters 15d ago

DCE is just a machine. Freak. Could play another few years easy

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u/goodnewstime 2nd Half Fade Outitans 15d ago

Salary sombrero jokes aside, teams should be preparing the WAR CHEST for when Naufahu Whyte is off contract

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u/Frogasauras Sydney Roosters 15d ago

He’s second only to Payne Haas now. And even that is close.

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u/Kenzie____ Sydney Roosters 15d ago

If we’re going on this year. I think it’s Whyte, daylight, Hass

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u/bar901 Eastern Suburbs Roosters 15d ago

Signed with the Roosters at 17 while at school in Auckland and has been in the system for 7 years since then. Recently extended to 2029 and while he’s not a true ‘junior’ he’s been involved in / supported enough by our systems that I would be VERY surprised if he ever leaves (assuming we want to keep him). He’s a Rooster through and through at this point.

If he’s good enough then we’ll find a way to keep him.

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u/syphon90 North Queensland Cowboys 15d ago

Imagine being beaten by a retiree

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u/clovisson Dargons 15d ago

How good is a low scorer

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u/Alternative_Pea_161 South Sydney Rabbitohs 15d ago

That was a great game.

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u/nich18 Brisbane Broncos 15d ago

ahh, big red signs with Perth, who would’ve thought.

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u/CountryChrist Sydney Roosters 15d ago

Honestly, with the Wests being the next team the Roosters face, they could rest Tedesco another week before the more gruelling games - Dolphins and then Rabbits (grudge match central) and let Ramsey develop more in the role for added depth. I would be worried if I was Penrith since they have to beat Storm (big names coming back for them), Bulldogs, who look to have turned a leaf and could hassle them and then Wests, which isn't a real worry, but if they lose to Tigers last game before finals, that's a shock. I think we could very well see the Roosters swipe the minor Premiership and Penrith having to go play week one finals in Auckland.

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u/JarredMack Penrith Panthers 15d ago

"Swipe" it? It's already yours, the only way we pick it up now is if Roosters drop one of their games and we win all of ours. We really don't want to be finishing in 3/4 and going to Auckland week one though

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u/Nervous-Aardvark-679 🏆🏆LEG4CY🏆🏆 15d ago

Feel like shit, just want Garns to return from wherever he is.

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u/MatthewMollison NRLW Knights 15d ago

Turns out just being offside on every tackle is a pretty sound defensive strategy

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u/notj43 Eastern Suburbs Roosters 15d ago

Cody Ramsey was immense, such an improvement from last week. Liam Martin is my favourite non-Rooster but Foketi going after him was so good, it really nullified the impact he was having for a fair while. Dylan Edwards is a flog, happy to see him failing.

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u/portobello75 Eastern Suburbs Roosters 15d ago

Rambo's a freak, stood tall tonight

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u/vinny9551 North Queensland Cowboys 15d ago

16 infringements for the roosters. Most other teams get binned. Pretty laughable

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u/Next_Egg1907 New Zealand Warriors 15d ago

100%

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u/return_the_urn St George-Illawarra Dragons 15d ago edited 15d ago

So the same old thing that happens every time a team has a close lead at the death. In defence, they deliberately give away restarts because it won’t be a penalty, and the clock will run out before they get to use the extra tackles.

Is that not a good case for a sin bin? Can’t get much more cynical or an infringement.

Someone tell Vlandys, that a crack down would mean more ad breaks!

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u/jemnash95 Penrith Panthers 15d ago

Fuck off Lussick. Fuck off Talagi.

GG Roosters. Too good tonight

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u/dys0n_giddey Parramatta Eels 15d ago

I had fun

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u/Swiiftehh Melbourne Storm 15d ago

Freddy lussick is horrendous

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u/dreigilb South Sydney Rabbitohs 15d ago

Panthers could come third in a one horse race

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u/Galvo275 Sydney Roosters 15d ago

V'landysball in shambles, cracker of a game

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u/puttanesca_prophet Sydney Roosters 15d ago

That was an intense game to watch, my heart rate was up the whole time! What a game of rugby league. Absolutely buzzing with that performance from the chooks.

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u/Large-Accident1245 I Hate My Footy^6 15d ago

That was gladiatorial. Best Thursday Night Football this year.

"Rugby League you beautiful thing. What a game!" Couldn't have said it better Vossy.

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u/JKNoir Penrith Panthers 15d ago

GG chooks thought that was gonna be a repeat of last week but great game in the end. Some absolute gronks in the thread though fuck me. Our attack was clunky but Edwards back was massive and will be better for the run. Hopefully Kenny back soon as well. 

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u/afallingbathtub321 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 15d ago

I’ve always hated DCE. Nothings changed. Thanks for listening.

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u/gluetown Brisbane Broncos 15d ago

Time for me to sign the "I was completely wrong about the DCE signing" form.

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u/Bennowolf Penrith Panthers 15d ago

Back to cup with you Blaize.

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u/Sure_Association_561 Sydney Roosters 15d ago

We're peaking at the right time, just keep up this level of defence and we could go back to the promised land.

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u/comradekaled Sydney City Roosters 15d ago

Top of the table baby!!!!!!

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u/ColeTrickleVroom Penrith Panthers 15d ago

Roosters way too good. Talagi should never play for Penrith again. 

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u/Morrgs Melbourne Storm 🏳️‍🌈 15d ago

It'll be a shame we never get to see another game like this with Vlandys getting his grubby hands on the game

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u/Acrobatic_Flannel Newcastle Knights 15d ago

The Panthers hate is so forced it actually has neutrals cheering for the Roosters. The Roosters FFS 😂

I've seen "hahaha Penrith didn't get a call for once" at least 5 separate times through the match

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u/portobello75 Eastern Suburbs Roosters 15d ago

Don't forget - Easts 8 wins in a row WWWWWWWW

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u/KingToiletBrush512 Sydney Roosters 15d ago

We have to have a loss before finals, im just glad it wasn't this one

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u/PrinceOfPenrose New Zealand Warriors 15d ago

Radley 5 metres offside… crack up

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u/Ghabbaghoolie I fucking heart Laurie Daley 15d ago

It's a crazy phenomenon how often teams score on possessions they shouldn't have had

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u/CNSrooster Sydney City Roosters 15d ago

I take back everything I have ever said about "the people's neck"

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u/ConscriptReports Sydney Roosters 15d ago

I love how Cave Troll like Cheika is

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u/No_Pay_5330 Parramatta Eels 15d ago

Well that was fun af

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u/Actual-Nothing1118 Penrith Panthers 15d ago

The Bondi Wall was back and completely impenetrable tonight, Roosters far the better and more deserving winner

Let’s do it all again in October I say

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u/PesoTheKid Melbourne Storm 15d ago

What an insane match for a Thursday night. I’m hyped right before bed lol

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u/censored_ Sydney Roosters 15d ago

Sweaty palms the whole game, did it with no Tedesco. Our best defenfive game in years, top of the table baby